s/o: how long do you leave your tree up

[digideb]

Just curious. With the "When do you put up your tree" thread...how long do you leave it up? We usually leave ours up til New Years weekend, but last year we didn't take it down until almost Valentines! lol But, it was our first year w/a big tree. Before that, we just had a little 2-3 ft tree. So, we wanted to enjoy it longer! I don't think that'll happen again...it was ridiculous! lol Anyways, so how long do you leave your tree up?

[kscwgirl]

New Years Day it comes down. :) Sometimes NYE. Just depends.

[Darcy Baldwin]

Ours stays up through Epiphany. Other decorations may come down beforehand, but the creche and tree stay up til then - then we move to snowmen :)

[digideb]

Ours stays up through Epiphany. Other decorations may come down beforehand, but the creche and tree stay up til then - then we move to snowmen :)
Ummm...what's Epiphany? :confused:

[lizzyfizzy]

ya, i'm get anxious after christmas to get it down actually. usually the week after christmas.

[lacidock]

We take ours down sometime around New Years.

[stayawake]

Yup, usually around the first week of January for us too.

[nesser1981]

New Year's Day usually or the first weekend I'm off after that.

[Darcy Baldwin]

Ummm...what's Epiphany? :confused:

January 6 - the end of the original 12 days of Christmas - where it's celebrating the arrival of the 3 Kings to see Jesus.

[sjford0419]

My tree comes down on Christmas night!

[Leila]

If my husband weren't so lazy about taking down the tree, we'd do the same as Darcy. The tree would be down after Epiphany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)) (aka Little Christmas). That was the tradition in my family when I was a kid as my Papou came from Greece and didn't celebrate Christmas until that day. Worked for me, I got two Christmases. ;)

As for when our tree actually comes down...May. Sigh.

[ColleenSwerb]

Ours comes down sometime after New Years. Just depends on where we are/what we're doing.

I have a minor obsession with Snowmen, so I have a lot of christmas-y snowmen that stay up for longer. :)

[Kim]

It says up till around New Years. I cant stand to have it looking so bare with our presents

[digideb]

Interesting Darcy & Leila! I'd never really heard of that. Thanks for the link & description.
And, Sam! Christmas night?

[mummytothree]

Umm it depends on when I get tired of all the needles falling!! :D Last year it was down shortly after New Years but that's because I was due with G-man and I didn't want to be undecorating with a babe attached to me!! :D But some years we have left it up till well into February!!!

ETA: it never comes down before New Years Day!!!

[Shawna]

We usually take ours down around New Years but last year I think I had to take it down the day after Christmas cause Kyle wouldn't leave it alone! I have a feeling it's going to be much worse this year since he's 18 months old now and gets into everything!

[LeeAndra]

Oh, just the usual. Sometime around NYE/first weekend in Jan. Jeff usually takes some time off then, but I will have to work NYE Day and part of NY Day, so it just depends on when he's feeling inspired. :)

[BeccaBoo]

Ours is usually up until New Years too and then comes down after that.

[gypsystar]

Eek, in the past I've been really bad about taking our tree down LOL. Last year I took it down in a very timely fashion, just after Epiphany. I hope to continue that trend of getting down the the tree. It's embarrassing to have someone drop by and you tree still be up on St. Patricks day LOL. What can I say though, I really love Christmas :P!

[jessica31876]

last year I took it down really early (before christmas) because the cats kept climbing in it. They knocked alot of my ornaments out of the tree and broke some of them and they were chewing on the tree limbs (it was a fake tree) so I got tired of trying to fix it all the time and just took it down. This year I am doing a tabletop so itll probably stay up til new years day or Jan. 2nd

[pewtertm]

Probably the day after Christmas...although I've been known to take it down on Christmas itself. It looks so sad with nothing underneath, and with 3 cats, a dog, and a 3 yr old, we need the room for playing LOL.

[~ashleigh]

I usually take my tree down on or around January 6.

[sjford0419]

Interesting Darcy & Leila! I'd never really heard of that. Thanks for the link & description.
And, Sam! Christmas night?

LOL!! yup! By the time Christmas rolls around, I am so ready for everything to be "back to normal" and personally, I hate looking at the tree when it is so bare! So after the presents are opened and the day is celebrated, we take ALL of the decorations down!

[Nettio]

Ours stays up through Epiphany. Other decorations may come down beforehand, but the creche and tree stay up til then - then we move to snowmen :)

This is what my mom has always done too. Christmas till Epiphany and then snowmen for January.

Last year our tree and outside lights were up until the end up January but that was because my DH was deployed and we waited to do Christmas until he came home. So I think we did Christmas on January 25th instead. This year it'll likely be right after New Years since my DH leaves for more training shortly after and well, having the tree up all January is kind of ridiculous under normal circumstances. :D

[Stacey42]

It usually comes down the weekend after new years day, if not new years day itself.

[tuneskids]

always come down New Year's Day. Although, if I go look out under my deck, I think my tree from two years ago is still under there. lmao Talk about a fire hazard. Might have to get rid of it with the pumpkins to the compost facility. lol

[crecia27]

I always want it down the next day. Its just not the same without all the presents under it!

[Jennilyn]

New Years Day usually.

[heatherdumas]

We have had an artificial tree for several years now. My husband is a Christmas nit! We light up the entire house and have the blow up thingies on the front lawn. They get turned on on Thanksgiving night. The tree usually goes up on Friday. So by the time Christmas comes around I am pretty sick of it all. So m tree comes down Christmas night, day after at the latest.

[Melissa Bennett]

Ours usually come down before new years. Guess cause we put them up so early. LOL!!!

[KristinCB]

I don't think ours will be up very long with a mischief baby..i can just see it now. lol. We'll probably put it up mid december and take it down when we get home from visiting family. lol

[Teresa]

Usually a week or two after Christmas. I'm in no hurry to let the holidays pass. :)

[AllieP]

We usually take it down sometime after NY, just whenever we come back from visiting family.

[mcardall]

Right around New Years. Sometimes they stay up with just the lights on for a day or two. I love Christmas lights!

[Dottie]

Ours comes down day after christmas, The light may take a little longer to take down.

[newfiemountiewife]

Til it rots LOL!

Usually January 6th-ish.

[Traci Reed]

Day after christmas! I hate pine needles!

[Chels85]

lol... it takes forever for my fam to take it down

[Paula]

Mine is down the day after Christmas.

[sannajeannine]

It comes down New Years Day for me!

[Nikki Epperson]

Our tree comes down the day after Christmas. We have no space by that time!